09Controlling the rest of your system

Button (s)

Function

Components

 

 

 

JUKEBOX

Switches to the Jukebox feature.

DVR player

(SHIFT+)

 

 

 

 

 

Number

Directly access tracks on a program source.

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

buttons

 

player

 

 

 

Use the number buttons to navigate the on-screen display. DVD/DVR player

 

 

 

+10 button

Selects tracks higher than 10. (For example, press +10

CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/LD

 

then 3 to select track 13.)

player

 

 

 

ENTER/

Chooses the disc.

Multiple CD player

DISC

 

 

Ejects the disc.

MD player

 

 

 

 

 

Use as the ENTER button.

VCR

 

 

 

 

Use as the CLEAR button.

DVD

 

 

 

 

Displays the setup screen for DVR players.

DVR player

 

 

 

 

Changes sides of the LD.

LD player

 

 

TOP MENU Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of a DVD player.

DVD/DVR player

 

 

MENU

Displays menus for the current DVD or DVR you are using. DVD/DVR player

 

 

 

Pauses the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

Stops the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

ENTER

Starts playback.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

/

Fast rewinds/fast forwards the tape.

Cassette deck

 

 

 

 &

Navigates DVD menu/options.

DVD/DVR Player

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

GUIDE

Press to access the DVD player setup screen.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

CH +/–

Selects channels.

VCR/DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

 

Selects tracks.

CD/MD/CD-R/Cassette deck

 

 

 

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

SUBTITLE

Displays/changes the subtitles on multilingual DVDs.

DVD/DVR Player

 

 

 

HDD (SHIFT

Switches to the hard disk controls when using a DVD/

DVR Player

+ CH–)

HDD recorder.

 

 

 

 

DVD (SHIFT

Switches to the DVD controls when using a DVD/HDD

DVR Player

+ CH+)

recorder.

 

 

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-917V manual Jukebox, Enter Guide, Subtitle, HDD Shift

VSX-917V specifications

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